Dean, CC

Title:

Dean, CC (Native Hawaiian Affairs)

Position Number: 0089189

Hiring Unit:
Leeward Community College

Location:

Leeward Community College, Pearl City

Date Posted:
September 17, 2026

Closing Date:
October 9, 2026, 11:59 PM HST

Salary Information: $105,000 - $180,306; commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other Conditions:
Excluded, non-tenurial, to begin approximately Spring 2027. Reports to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs.

The position directly manages the Kipuka Native Hawaiian Center, a culturally grounded student support unit, to ensure cohesive and holistic student support, including career guidance, academic advising coordination, financial aid literacy, tutoring services, outreach, cultural programming, student engagement, and referrals to campus and community resources. In addition, the position is responsible for identifying, securing, and managing extramural funding opportunities in collaboration with campus administration and the Office of Policy, Planning, and Assessment, including leading grants management, compliance, reporting, and capacity-building efforts.

The role also provides comprehensive fiscal oversight for Native Hawaiian instructional and student support programs, ensuring responsible stewardship of resources in support of student success and academic success.

This position is part of the Academic Affairs Leadership Team, which includes the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Dean of Career & Technical Education, Dean of Student Services, and Dean of Academic Services. This position is also responsible for working closely with the Administrative Affairs Division, which includes, but is not limited to, the Business Office and Human Resources.

Leads, in partnership with faculty, staff, students, and administrators, the implementation of Leeward CC’s Strategic Plan to advance a Native Hawaiian place of learning.

Provides administrative leadership for Native Hawaiian instructional programs, including curriculum planning, instructional scheduling, program review, assessment of student learning, course and pathway development, instructional quality, enrollment strategies, faculty and lecturer coordination, and professional development.

Provides leadership and management for Native Hawaiian Center support services through the Kipuka Native Hawaiian Center, including academic advising coordination, tutoring and learning support, career guidance, financial aid and veteran benefits literacy, outreach, onboarding, retention, completion, transfer support, student engagement, and culturally grounded programming.

Ensures that instructional programs and student support services are integrated, student-centered, culturally sustaining, and grounded in olelo Hawaii, ike Hawaii, cultural practices, protocols, values, and community relationship.

Uses student learning, student support, enrollment, retention, completion, transfer, engagement, and program participation data to evaluate effectiveness and guide continuous improvement, program planning, and resource allocation.

Works with Hawaii Papa O Ke Ao and the Pukoa no na Ewa Council to promote a Native Hawaiian place of learning.

Acts as a lead/co-lead facilitator and/or researcher representing Leeward CC in Hawaii’s communities by cultivating and developing relationships to learn and identify the needs of the communities, with particular focus on Native Hawaiians and other underrepresented populations at the college, in promotion of a Native Hawaiian place of learning.

Plans and executes, with Leeward CC administration, faculty, staff, students, and communities, collaborative programs and efforts within the college as well as in surrounding communities that address the identified needs, with particular focus on Native Hawaiian and other underrepresented populations at Leeward to inform the implementation of the Native Hawaiian place of learning.

Manages the operations of the Awawaleiakea Native Hawaiian Division and the Kipuka Native Hawaiian Center, including staffing, workflows, service delivery, instructional and student support schedules, operational procedures, and alignment with College policies and priorities.

Supervises assigned faculty, lecturers, APT/clerical staff, grant-funded personnel, and student…